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First degree AV block is a disease of the [[electrical conduction system of the heart|electrical conduction system]] of the [[heart]] in which the [[PR interval]] is lengthened or prolonged. In first degree heart block, the disease is almost always at the level of the [[atrioventricular node]] ([[AV node]]). | First degree AV block is a disease of the [[electrical conduction system of the heart|electrical conduction system]] of the [[heart]] in which the [[PR interval]] is lengthened or prolonged. In first degree heart block, the disease is almost always at the level of the [[atrioventricular node]] ([[AV node]]). | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]
Overview
First degree AV block is a disease of the electrical conduction system of the heart in which the PR interval is lengthened or prolonged. In first degree heart block, the disease is almost always at the level of the atrioventricular node (AV node).